BFM non-lethal training

[LavaFlight]

Ability to practice BFM with non-lethal results, perhaps as an F10 option from wingman radio, lock-on and knock-off like real world training

[draconus]

Yeah, requested many times since NTTR addition. This would actually make use of the Master Arm > Training position and all those CATMs.

[twistking]

I would like such a feature. For me personally it would be sufficient if the implementation would be "gamified" to some degree. For example with hit feedback through the DCS UI (overlays). So whenever you fired a captive training missile, or fired your gun in training mode, the sim would calculate the projectiles "virtually" and display results in an overlay for both shooter and target.
Surely useful and fun for immersive training dogfights.

Edited September 26 by twistking

[jaguara5]

+1 

[LavaFlight]

Bump

[Raven (Elysian Angel)]

I would love it. When I was in a squadron we did non-firing dogfights as well and just called out “guns guns guns”. With a feature like this we can do that in SP as well, practicing without the frustrations of getting shot down

[Nodak]

Sitting in the ACMI range theater in Gulf Port Mississippi the screen displays all of the weapons trajectories and the controllers score you from there.  The ACMI pods are sending them all the relevant weapons release data including guns, the range computers figure out the rest.

[upyr1]

This would be cool to have. Another feature that I'd like to see to go along with this would be Agressor mode AI.

The idea here is that once we get decent flight models for the AI, we'd have the option for agressor mode. For example if we have an F-5s flying as agressors we would have the option to have the AI to fly them as close to a different plane as possible. You combine training mode and agressor mode then in your Red Flag campaign would be quite realistic since you'd have F-5's limting their turns to match the MIg-21 or 23 and they'd just RTB when shot down (Though in real Red Flag they will often fly back to the tanker then comback again simulating a new flight taking off)